linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] checkpatch: Improve "return is not a function" test

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Message-Id: <20131104142125.9bdb91fae696a802ee0d6b3b@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:21:25 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>,
	David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] checkpatch: Improve "return is not a function" test

On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:12:44 -0700 Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> This now uses the "$balanced_parens" test and also makes
> the test depend on perl v5.10 and higher.

What happens if one uses an older perl version?  A mysterious-looking
splat, I assume?

It would be nicer to have some explicit perl version test which tells
user what the problem is, and which perl version is needed?

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